July 14, 2014

CFL Pick 'Em, Week 4: A tale of two leagues: the CFL has five teams who are either undefeated or winless. Our little pick 'em has eight players within three points of each other. If you're looking to beat the streak, do you take Edmonton, Winnipeg, or bender's coin? Grab your nickel and make your picks inside.

All jammed up. A tie at the top, and seven other players within 3 points of first. Sounds like the east division.

And in exciting numismatics news, bender's coin's streak is now at 0-for-12!

SpoFite

WPG @ MTL

S

OTT @ EDM

S

CGY @ TOR

S

BC @ SSK

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Points

Total Points

Howard_T

Edmonton

12

Calgary

13

4

10

DrJohnEvans

Winnipeg

Edmonton

14

Calgary

4

10

rcade

Edmonton

1

9

cixelsyd

Winnipeg

Edmonton

Calgary

3

8

owlhouse

Edmonton

18

2

8

Reever

Winnipeg

Edmonton

13

3

8

goddam

Winnipeg

Edmonton

2

7

JPR

Edmonton

1

7

tommytrump

Winnipeg

Edmonton

17

3

7

argoal

Edmonton

1

6

Ying Yang Mafia

Edmonton

17

2

5

ic23b

Winnipeg

Edmonton

2

2

bender

0

0

Hamilton's bye week couldn't come at a better time. They'll rest Zach Collaros while the rest of the league vies for early position.

WEEK 4

Edmonton @ Winnipeg (Thursday, July 17)
Who would've picked these teams to both open the season 3-0? Unlike bender's coin streak, one of those records will be blemished this week. Unless anyone's got the guts to pick the tie.

Toronto @ Ottawa (Friday, July 18)
Toronto's been cold-hot-cold so far, so a trip to the expansion Redblacks might be just what they need. But does that underestimate the intangibles of a franchise's first home opener?

Hamilton @ Calgary (Saturday, July 18)
Things are not happy in Tigertown. Stadium delays, an injured starting QB, and now a trip to face the undefeated Stampeders.

Montreal @ B.C. (Saturday, July 19)
B.C. looked rough when visiting Montreal two weeks ago, but maybe that was just due to too much Schwartz's. Both these teams are better than their records, but B.C. Place is notiriously tough on visitors.

If you're ever in Guelph. Edmonton by 11. Drop into Grey Rock Clothing on Quebec Street. Toronto by 17. Say hello to the lovely Beth, and ask after my nephew Joel. Calgary by 12. If you mention Timmy Cahill's wonder goal against Holland, they might even give you a discount off their range of sweatshop free clothing. BC by 15.

There is something wrong here. First of all, I'm getting my picks in 2 days before the kickoff. Second of all, I'm shown as tied with the eminent Dr. John for first place. This is strange, since Dr. John lives in Canada where they play these games, and my only connection to Canada is my Nova Scotian father. Well, he did teach me the words to "Oh Canada" and "The Maple Leaf Forever", so that's something. Now on with the business at hand. That is, it is time to disabuse myself of any notion that I really know what I am doing with these picks.

Edmonton at Winnipeg: Two teams at 3-0 meet in an early season attempt to establish the pecking order. Wait a minute, the only team that has anything to do with pecking is the Alouettes, and Winnipeg took care of that last week. Eskimos look like they would gladly exchange a peck on the cheek with Bombers, but might experience a slap in the face instead. Winnipeg by 3.

Toronto at Ottawa: Here is one at the opposite end of the structure. Argonauts are 1-2, while the Redblacks are winless in their 2 attempts. While Toronto would seem to enjoy the advantage of having done this a time or two, Ottawa is playing before their home crowd for the first time in the regular season. Home cooking will mean a lot here. Ottawa by 4.

Hamilton at Calgary: Stampeders have been doing just that to their opponents so far, while the striped kitties are hurting. The running quadruped herd should have little difficulty with the cats. Calgary by 16.

Montreal at BC: The birds stumbled out of the gate in week 1, but that was against Calgary, and says more about Calgary than it does about Montreal. Alouettes did manage to outfly the big cats at home, but now they have had to make the long trek to the left coast. The 2500 or so miles is a long way to expect a lark to fly without wearing down its wings. Meanwhile, the cats would lie to feast on birds before their home fans. BC by 12.